NIAID scientists develop ‘mini-brain’ model of human prion disease
Credit: NIAID WHAT: National Institutes of Health scientists have used human skin cells to create what they believe is the first cerebral organoid system, or...
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Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age may indicate higher risk for future heart problems
DALLAS, June 14, 2019 -- Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age were associated with structural heart abnormalities linked to future heart failure, particularly among...
Exciting plant vacuoles
Credit: Dawid Jaslan / University of Würzburg Many plant processes are not different from humans: Cells and tissues in grain plants, including maize also communicate...
It’s not easy being green
UCR research uncovers elusive process essential to plant greeningCredit: Chan Yul Yoo / UC Riverside Despite how essential plants are for life on Earth, little...
A rapid, easy-to-use DNA amplification method at 37°C
Study could advance molecular diagnosis and roboticsCredit: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Scientists in Japan have developed a way of amplifying DNA on a scale suitable...
One class in all languages
Advances in communication technology have had a major impact in all sorts of industries, but perhaps none bigger than in education. Now anyone from around...
World Cultural Council has announced the winners of the 2019 Albert Einstein World Award of Science
Award ceremony to be held in Japan for first time hosted by the University of Tsukuba in the framework of the Tsukuba Conference on Oct....
Environmental champions honored by Toxics Use Reduction Institute
Awards given for reducing toxics in manufacturing, retail, auto repair BOSTON - State legislators joined the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) program today to recognize...
A new study reveals ‘hidden’ phases of matter through the power of light
Credit: Felice Macera Most people think of water as existing in only one of three phases: Solid ice, liquid water, or gas vapor. But matter...
Satellite sees tropical cyclone Vayu centered off India coastline
Credit: NOAA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Vayu's eye was just off the western coast of India when the NOAA-20 satellite passed overhead and captured a visible image...
Study shows that strength and weight training can control diabetes in obese individuals
In experiments with mice, Brazilian scientists demonstrated that a moderate training protocol reduced liver fat and made the organ more sensitive to insulin, even before...
The surprising reason why some lemurs may be more sensitive to forest loss
The microbial mix inside some lemurs' guts is dictated by what species they are and where they liveCredit: David Haring, Duke Lemur Center DURHAM, N.C....
Half of Ebola outbreaks go undetected, study finds
Half of Ebola outbreaks have gone undetected since the virus was discovered in 1976, scientists at the University of Cambridge estimate. The new findings come...
Mutant bacterial receptor could point to new therapies against opportunistic pathogen
Credit: McCready AR, et al. (2019) Researchers have developed a new mutant version of a receptor used by a bacterial pathogen for a chemical communication...
Salmonella resistant to antibiotics of last resort found in US
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a gene that gives Salmonella resistance to antibiotics of last resort in a sample taken from a...
